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Saturday, September 04, 2004
10 Arabs among 20 militants killed in southern Russia
Compiled by Daily Star staff
BESLAN, Russia: Ten Arabs are among 20 militants killed following the hostage siege in southern Russia, an FSB security service official said on Friday.
"Among the 20 terrorists killed, there are 10 citizens of the Arab world," Valery Andreyev, the top regional security official, said on national television.
More than 100 people were reportedly killed and hundreds wounded Friday as Russian special forces stormed a school to free scores of children and adults held hostage for almost three days by militants demanding independence for Chechnya.
Tass quoted a source in the regional Interior Ministry as saying the school seizure had been planned by Shamil Basayev, Russia's most wanted Chechen rebel, and was led by field commander Magomet Yevloyev. The source said there was information it was financed by Abu Omar As-Seyf, who was believed to be Al-Qaeda's representative in Chechnya.
By early evening Friday, Russian troops were still fighting to free hostages from the school in North Ossetia, said the top local security official for the southern Russian region, Valery Andreyev.
Andreyev said authorities had identified the bodies of 60 victims in the first official toll of the day's bloody events.
But the Interfax news agency said over 100 corpses of hostages - some 1,000 were reported taken - were found in the school gymnasium. - Agencies
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You didn't make that clear in your previous post.
Anyway, I disagree.
Forgive me for rambling here but it's my opinion that these thoughts are pertinent to both Chechnya and Iraq: There are far too many people convinced that force is the best and strongest solution. I think that people who refuse to go to the negotiating table are well aware that they will hear things that would confuse or "weaken" them in their conviction that they have all the facts and their "solutions" are the right ones. But, "successful conversation can take you very far", as the Bad Finger song goes. Perhaps someday we will honor mediators much more than we now do. They may not be flashy celebrity type material but ANYTHING that engenders peace and understanding is worth its weight in gold.
Gettingahandle
Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.
"Perhaps someday we will honor mediators much more than we now do. They may not be flashy celebrity type material but ANYTHING that engenders peace and understanding is worth its weight in gold."
"Imagine"
I suspect that putin taking a hard line with chechnya will create more hatred and spawn more terrorists, more deaths of innocents.
the whole things is a mess. Pity the women of both sides couldn't have a million woman march for peace and reconciliation and DEMAND that their leaders work it out.
"I suspect that putin taking a hard line with chechnya will create more hatred and spawn more terrorists, more deaths of innocents."
Who can criticize or reason with
Yep, or pre-emptive reports of anarchists going on the march and about to cause trouble therefore mass arrests and maybe one or two violent agitators highlighted in the news with the words "see!see! violent protests we told you so".
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